how to pronounce фамилия

/fɐˈmʲilʲɪjə/

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фамилия is pronounced in four syllables

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lʲ

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An example use of фамилия in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… нормальной работы нет фамилия лично …”

meanings of фамилия

noun:

Surname, last name, family name.
Family (the original meaning), see фами́льный (famílʹnyj).
Clan.

фамилия frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word фамилия occurs in russian on average 18 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.